{"id":2545,"date":"2015-01-15T02:33:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T02:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2015-01-15T02:36:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T02:36:57","slug":"infant-storytime-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2015\/infant-storytime-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Infant Storytime: Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nOur first Infant Storytime of Winter session was all about the desert. First we learned about shapes and put together a desert scene:\n<\/p>\n

\"desert<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWe sang a song about a rattlesnake, to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle:\n<\/p>\n

Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake,
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Why do you rattle?
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Do you wish I’d go away
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Or do you want a battle?
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“Look out, I’m here!”
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You’re ready for a fight
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And if I stay
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You just might bite!
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Rattlesnake, Rattlesnake,
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I think I know:
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If you rattle, I think I’ll go!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWe read a book about camels called Camel Caravan<\/a>, by Bethany Roberts and Patricia Hull, illustrated by Cheryl Munro Taylor.\n<\/p>\n

\"Camel<\/a><\/p>\n

\nThen we did a tickle:\n<\/p>\n

What do I see? Baby’s knee. (draw a circle on baby’s knee with one finger)
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Tickly, tickly, tic, tac, tee.
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One for a penny, two for a pound,
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Tickly, tickly, round and round!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWe sang “Alice the Camel,” and counted all her humps:\n<\/p>\n

\"alice<\/a><\/p>\n

Alice the Camel has five humps
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Alice the Camel has five humps
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Alice the Camel has five humps
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So go, Alice, go!
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(take one hump away)
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Alice the Camel has four humps…<\/p>\n

Alice the Camel has three humps…<\/p>\n

Alice the Camel has two humps…<\/p>\n

Alice the Camel has one hump…<\/p>\n

Alice the Camel has no humps… because Alice is a horse!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"alice<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWe sang “This is the Way the Ladies Ride”:\n<\/p>\n

This is the way the ladies ride
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Trit, trot, trit, trot,
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This is the way the ladies ride
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early in the morning.<\/p>\n

This is the way the gentlemen ride
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Clip, clop, clip, clop…<\/p>\n

This is the way the farmers ride
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Clippity cloppity, clippity cloppity…<\/p>\n

This is the way the cowgirls\/cowboys ride
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Giddyup! Giddyup!…\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nWe read a short board book called Baby Coyote Counts<\/a> by Neecy Twinem. It’s in Spanish and English, but we just read the English.\n<\/p>\n

\"Baby<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWe did a bounce based on “Bumpin up and down in my little red wagon”–but in our desert theme, it was about a covered wagon:\n<\/p>\n

Bumpin up and down in my little covered wagon
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Bumpin up and down in my little covered wagon
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Bumpin up and down in my little covered wagon
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Won’t you go out West with me?<\/p>\n

I’m goin out West to see the cactus
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I’m goin out West to see the cactus
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I’m goin out West to see the cactus
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Ouch! A thorn just pricked at me!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nI made a song cube for us to toss to pick a traditional movement song. I’ll try to give different kids a chance to toss it each week!\n<\/p>\n

\"DSC_0084\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"DSC_0085\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\nWe have a goodbye song called “Goodbye Friends”–it’s to the tune of “Goodnight Ladies”:\n<\/p>\n

Goodbye friends
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Goodbye friends
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Goodbye friends
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It’s time to say goodbye.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is probably the most thorough I’ll get with these weekly posts, but I just want to make sure everybody who’s new to storytime has the lyrics I use. Can’t wait to sing, talk, read and play with you all again next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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